Do you go down the classical route? Look to Biblical names for inspiration? Wander round the streets demanding random strangers tell you their grandparents’ names? Or dedicate precious evenings to consulting reams and reams of internet forum threads all debating the advantages of Isabel over Isabelle?

One thing’s for sure: if you’re a celebrity, the normal rules don’t apply. Beyonce hasn't let the fact she's the only person in the world with her name hold her back. Whoopi Goldberg wouldn’t be the larger-than-life character we all know and love without her overly optimistic-sounding moniker. Shia LaBeouf is… well, the less said about Shia LaBeouf the better.

Here we’ve collected the most outlandish names celebrity parents have given their children. Will you be inspired? Or are bizarre names a big no-no in your book?

Is there anything better to warm the cockles than a hot man with a baby? We think not. And the effect just becomes more powerful when that dad happens to be a famous celebrity, usually concerned with red carpets and adoring fans. Click through our gallery to see some of your favourite male stars as doting dads...

Former party girl Peaches Geldof is now better known for her parenting debates than her bad behaviour. As she joins the M&B team as a new columnist, Editor-in-Chief Claire Irvin finds out what’s driving her mama metamorphosis